The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 30, 2026, for ruling on an application filed by Omoyele Sowore, activist and publisher, seeking the reinstatement of his bail and the setting aside of a bench warrant issued against him.
Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the matter on Wednesday after counsel for both parties adopted their written submissions in the application.
The court had on June 16 revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest following his absence from proceedings in a case involving allegations of cybercrime and criminal defamation.
The Department of State Services (DSS) is prosecuting Sowore over alleged defamatory statements in which he reportedly described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal” in posts published on his verified X and Facebook accounts. He has, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
At an earlier sitting on Monday, the court ordered that Sowore be remanded at the
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